Biography

Ben Richardson
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, born c. 1910 in Kentucky.
Worked with Zack Whyte, Blanche Calloway and others before moving to New York. Then with Claude Hopkins and Louis Armstrong. Later worked for many years in band led by Buddy Tate.
Worked with Zack Whyte, Blanche Calloway and others before moving to New York. Then with Claude Hopkins and Louis Armstrong. Later worked for many years in band led by Buddy Tate.